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Williams anti-dyspeptic elixir. Prepared by Dr. James Williams, no. 4 South Seventh Street, 3 doors below Market St. Philadelphia. [graphic].
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Contributor
Poulson, Charles A. 1789-1866, compiler.
Title
Williams anti-dyspeptic elixir. Prepared by Dr. James Williams, no. 4 South Seventh Street, 3 doors below Market St. Philadelphia. [graphic].
Publisher
[Philadelphia]
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1853
Date
[ca. 1858]
Physical Description
1 print: wood engraving mounted on paper; 17 x 13 cm. (6.5 x 5.25 in.)
Description
Advertisement containing a vignette view captioned "Sine Labore Nihil" and ornate side border details. View shows a druggist working in his laboratory surrounded by equipment, including distilleries, a mortar and pestle, and mason jars. Border details depict floral and bird imagery, including a nest. Williams first produced the elixir in the late 1830s, then discontinued production until the late 1840s
Notes
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Poor condition from transference.
See Philadelphia Inquirer, November 7, 1849 for a testimonial advertisement for the elixir.
Subject
William, James.
Pharmacists -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Patent medicines -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Laboratories -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Pharmaceutical industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre
Wood engravings -- 1850-1860.
Advertisements -- 1850-1860.
Provenance
Poulson, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1789-1866, compiler.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts| Rare| Poulson scrapbooks - vol. 10 [(10)2526.F.69]
Accession number
(10) 2526.F.69
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Charles A. Poulson Philadelphia Scrapbooks
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